Q: Is 707,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 707,000 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 707,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 101 125 140 175 200 202 250 280 350 404 500 505 700 707 808 875 1,000 1,010 1,400 1,414 1,750 2,020 2,525 2,828 3,500 3,535 4,040 5,050 5,656 7,000 7,070 10,100 12,625 14,140 17,675 20,200 25,250 28,280 35,350 50,500 70,700 88,375 101,000 141,400 176,750 353,500 and 707,000, with no remainder.

Since 707,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 707,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).